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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH L, KALLUS, OF BBOOKL YN, NEW YORK.

DOLL.

Application filed December 31, 1925. Serial No. 78,614.

The present invention relates to improve ments in the construction ofointed dolls and is particularly concerned with the manner of attachingthe legs to the body of the doll.

In accordance with conventional practice the legs of the doll areusually pivoted to the body in such a manner that the legs Wlll tend toassume a diverging relation to each other when the doll is so ated.

Such a construction while offering a suitable support for the doll whenthe latter is in seated position, is subject to many disadvantages.

In the first place, such a position of the legs is an altogetherunnatural and unlife like one. 1

In the second place, dolls so constructed cannot be properly balancedupon one foot in a standing position.

In the third place, the bearing surfaces between the leg joints and thebody are not arranged to prevent inward or outward movement of the legstoward or away from each other and consequently do not guard againstbreakage at the joints caused by such movement.

In accordance withthe present invention I eliminate all of the ab ovenoted disadvantages, provide a doll which can readily be balanced uponone foot anda doll in which the legs are positively locked againstrelative separation or advance. The legs of the doll always assumenatural positions whether the figure is seated, standing on one foot orfirmly implanted on both feet.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a doll which will be ofsimple, practical construction which will be rugged and durable in useand which may be manufactured with comparative economy.

lVith the above noted I and other objects in view, the inventionconslsts in certaln novel features of construction and combinations andarrangements of parts as Wlll be more fully hereinafter described andset forth 1n the claims.

The invention may be more fully. understood from the followingdescription in con nection with the accompanying drawings,

wherein- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a doll embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarge d vertical sectional View through the lower end ofthe body of i the doll, the upper ends of the legs being shown inelevation.

vFig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view on the line 3*?) ofFig. 2.

In the drawings, I have used the reference 6 character 10 to designatethe body of the doll, the doll including a head 11, arms 12, and legs13.

The body, head and limbs may be of conventional construction except asto the manner of pivotally attaching the legs to the lower end of thebody. This body has been shown of hollow construction but for purposesof the present invention may equally well be made solid except at thelower end.

At opposite sides of the lower end of the body the latter is shaped todefine flat bearing surfaces M, for co-action with similar inwardlyfacing surfaces 15 at the upper ends of the legs. Projecting inwardlyfrom the surfaces 15 are knobs 16 fitting within circular openings 17 inthe body. The knobs 16 carry hooks or equivalent securing devices 18 towhich the ends of coiled contractile spring 19 are anchored.

The surfaces 15 define the vertical walls of angular cutaway portions atthe inside up per ends of the legs, the horizontal walls being indicatedat 20 and extending under, the lower end of the doll body.

It will be noted from Figure 3 that the lower end of the bodyis curvedon a center coincident with the pivotal center of the.

in all positions of pivotal adjust-ment of the leg.

It will be evident that the surfaces 20 need not beeXactly horizontal.be of tapering shape in which instance the surfaces 21 will be.frustro-conical. The important feature is to have the legs always incontact with the body on two bearing surfaces. V 9

By virtue of the above described construction, the legs'will always bemaintained at equal distances from each other laterally regardless oftheir pivotal adjustment. The approximately right angular relationshipof 105 the bearing surfaces 20 and 15 effectively 1 prevents the legsfrom being moved upwardly or inwardly toward or away from each They mayother consequently minimizing the danger of breaking the legs away fromthe body at the joint.

VJhile I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of the inventionvarious changes and alterations might be made Without departing from thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A doll including a body, legs rotatably mounted thereon, said bodyhaving flat lateral bearing surfaces at its lower end perpendicular tothe axis of rotation of the legs,

the bottom of the body providing curved bearing surfaces adjacent saidlateral bear-.

ing surfaces concentric With-said axis of rotation, said legs havingcomplementary fiat and curved bearing surfaces abutting the respectiveflat and curved bearing surfaces of the body.

2. A doll including a body, legs rotatably mounted thereon, said bodyhaving flat lateral bearing surfaces at its lower end perpendicular tothe axis of rotation of the legs,

the bottom of the body providing curved bearing surfaces adjacent saidlateral bearsurfaces' concentrlc with said axis of rotation, said legshaving complementary fiat and curved bearing surfaces abutting therespective flat and curved bearing surfaces of the body, and means formaintaining the leg bearing surfaces in frictional contact with the bodybearing surfaces.

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